JP5716890B2 - Vehicle luggage rack - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a luggage rack for vehicles, and more particularly to a luggage rack installed in a bus.

  As this type of luggage rack, a vehicle luggage rack having an air conditioner unit on a roof is known. The roof is supported by the frame, and the rack bracket that supports the shelf body of the luggage shelf is directly attached to the roof. Furthermore, a panel is attached between the rack bracket and the roof, and the panel defines an air conditioner duct communicating with the air conditioner unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-308046 A

However, in the above prior art, since the rack brackets located at the lower part of the air conditioner unit are generally only attached to the air conditioner duct panel made of resin, the rigidity of the luggage rack is insufficient, and the luggage rack vibrates when traveling on the bus. There is a problem that it is easy.
In addition, the air conditioning duct communicates with the air conditioning unit through a communication path partitioned by a panel, and the rack bracket is supported only by the panel at the position where the communication path exists. There is a problem that is particularly intense.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle luggage rack that can effectively suppress vibration of the luggage rack during vehicle travel.

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle luggage rack according to claim 1 of the present invention is a vehicle luggage rack having an air conditioner unit on a roof, the frame supporting the roof, and the rack of the luggage rack. A rack bracket that supports the main body, a panel that is attached between the rack bracket and the roof and that defines an air conditioner duct that communicates with the air conditioner unit, and includes a reinforcing member that is laid between the rack bracket and the frame. The frame is an upper frame disposed on the top of the vehicle body, the panel is a ceiling interior panel extending in the vehicle height direction from the rack bracket toward the upper frame, and the reinforcing member is provided between the rack bracket and the upper frame. It is characterized by being installed .

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the reinforcing member is provided in the air conditioner duct.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the frame is a side frame disposed on the side of the vehicle body, the panel is a lower panel extending from the rack bracket toward the side frame in the vehicle width direction, and the reinforcing member is the rack bracket. It is constructed between the side frames.

Invention 請 Motomeko 4 wherein the air-conditioning duct is passed through an air conditioning unit and the communication by the communication passage which is defined by a ceiling indoor panel, the reinforcing member is characterized in that it is provided in a position which is away the communicating passage.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the reinforcing member has an opening portion opened along the air flow of the air flowing through the air conditioner duct.

According to the vehicular luggage shelf of the first aspect, since the reinforcing member is provided between the rack bracket and the frame, the rack bracket is prevented from being supported only by the panel. The rigidity can be increased, and the vibration of the luggage rack when the vehicle is running can be effectively suppressed. Further, since the reinforcing member is installed between the rack bracket and the upper frame, it is possible to effectively suppress the vibration of the luggage shelf, particularly in the vehicle height direction.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the reinforcing member is provided in the air conditioner duct, the space for installing the reinforcing member is not required, and the vibration of the luggage rack can be suppressed with good appearance.

According to the invention described in claim 3, since the reinforcing member is installed between the rack bracket and the side frame, it is possible to effectively suppress the vibration of the luggage rack, particularly in the vehicle width direction .

According to the invention described in claim 4 , since the reinforcing member is provided at the position where the communication path defined by the ceiling interior panel exists, the rigidity of the luggage rack can be effectively increased at the position where the communication path is defined. In addition, it is possible to more effectively suppress the vibration of the luggage rack when the vehicle is traveling.
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, since the reinforcing member has an opening that is opened along the air flow of the air flowing through the air conditioner duct, the rigidity of the reinforcing member is reduced while reducing the weight of the reinforcing member and reducing the weight of the luggage rack. In addition, the vibration of the luggage rack can be effectively suppressed without obstructing the air flow of the air flowing through the air conditioner duct.

It is an appearance perspective view of a sightseeing bus provided with a luggage shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a part of the bus of FIG. 1 seen through from above. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the left luggage rack as viewed from the rear of the vehicle, facing the traveling direction of the vehicle in AA of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the left luggage rack as viewed from the rear of the vehicle, facing the traveling direction of the vehicle in BB of FIG. 2. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 3 from the C direction in the assembly stage of a luggage shelf. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of FIG. 4 viewed from the C and D directions in the stage of assembling the luggage rack. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the next assembly stage of FIG. 6 as viewed from the C and D directions of FIG. 4. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the next assembly stage of FIG. 7 as viewed from the direction E of FIG. 4.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an external perspective view of a sightseeing bus 1 as an example of a vehicle provided with a luggage shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention. The sightseeing bus 1 includes an air conditioner unit 4 on a roof 2 of a vehicle, has a door 6 on the left side in front of the vehicle, and a driver's seat 8 on the right side in front of the vehicle. On the right-hand side after opening the door 4 and going up a step (not shown), there is a passage (not shown) that extends to the rear through the approximate center of the vehicle. A plurality of seats (not shown) are provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction across the passage.

The luggage rack 10 according to the present embodiment is disposed in the vicinity of the roof 2 above the seats on both sides in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle interior, and extends along the vehicle front-rear direction. Accordingly, the occupant performs loading / unloading of luggage with respect to the luggage rack 10 while standing in the passage.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a part of the bus 1 seen through from above in FIG. The roof 2 is supported by a plurality of frames including a side frame 12 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and an upper frame 14. The side frame 12 is disposed on the side of the vehicle body and is also used as a window frame member into which a window glass is fitted. The upper frame 14 is disposed at the top of the vehicle body and supports the load of the roof 2 main body and the air conditioner unit 4 disposed on the roof 2. In the description of the present embodiment, an area indicated by a in FIG. 2 is described in detail, and the air conditioner unit 4 is disposed between the two areas a on the roof 2.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the left luggage rack 10 as viewed from the rear of the vehicle in the AA direction of FIG. In addition, since the luggage shelf on the right side in the vehicle width direction has the same structure in a symmetrical manner, only the luggage shelf 10 on the left side in the traveling direction will be described as a representative here.
The luggage shelf 10 includes a rack bracket 16 and a rack panel (shelf body) 18. The rack bracket 16 is formed of a metal such as aluminum die cast, and has a substantially U shape when viewed in the section AA. The rack bracket 16 has a substantially U-shaped opening directed toward the passage of the passenger compartment, and secures a space for the air conditioner duct 20 communicating with the air conditioner unit 4 between the side frame 12 and the vehicle side. A plurality of vehicles are attached to the vehicle body at intervals from each other along the vehicle longitudinal direction.

The rack panel 18 extends in the vehicle front-rear direction, has a single plate structure integrally formed of resin or the like, is attached to the lower portions 16a of the plurality of rack brackets 16, and is fixed to the vehicle body. The rack panel 16 may be divided into a plurality of parts in the vehicle front-rear direction.
The air conditioner duct 20 is defined by a resin upper panel 22, a lower panel 24, and a side panel 26. The upper panel 22 is curved and extends in the vehicle width direction along the roof 2 from the upper end portion of the side frame 12 to the upper portion 16b of the rack bracket 16.

  The lower panel 24 extends in the vehicle width direction so as to cover from the lower side to the rack panel 18 from the inner end of the curtain rail 28 attached to the side frame 12. The lower panel 24 is provided with a service unit 30 having a reading lamp capable of adjusting the irradiation direction of illumination light, a switch for turning the reading lamp ON / OFF, an air outlet communicating with the air conditioner duct 20, and the like.

  The side panel 26 extends from the lower panel 24 to the roof 2 in the vehicle height direction along the side portion 16c of the rack bracket 16. The upper part 16b and the side part 16c of the rack bracket 16 are screwed to the roof 2 and the side panel 26, respectively. In other words, the rack bracket 16 is attached using the outer wall of the air-conditioning duct 20 and the roof 2 of the vehicle.

Further, a first reinforcement (reinforcing member) 32 is installed between the side portion 16 c of the rack bracket 16 and the side frame 12. The first reinforcement 32 is provided in the air-conditioner duct 20, supports the rack bracket 16 by the side frame 12, reinforces the structure constituting the luggage rack 10, and increases its rigidity.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the left luggage rack 10 as viewed from the rear of the vehicle facing the traveling direction of the vehicle in BB of FIG.

  The luggage shelf 10 includes a rack panel 18 and a rack bracket 34 that is formed in a substantially flat plate shape over substantially the same range as the rack panel 18 as viewed in the B-B cross section. The rack bracket 34 has only a lower portion 34a corresponding to the lower portion 16a of the rack bracket 16 and a side portion 34c corresponding to a part of the side portion 16c as seen in the AA cross section described above, and the upper portion 16b and the side portion. The luggage shelf 10 is formed by a ceiling interior panel 36 that is curved from the side 34 c of the rack bracket 34 to the roof 2.

The rack bracket 34 is formed of the same metal as the rack bracket 16 and is located in the vehicle front-rear direction in the region a in FIG. A plurality of vehicles are attached to the vehicle body with a space therebetween.
The duct 39 extending from the air conditioner unit 4 defines the air conditioning duct 20 together with the upper panel 22 and the lower panel 24, and defines a communication path 38 that communicates with the air conditioner unit 4 by being curved along the roof 2. doing. The duct 39 extends toward the passage side of the passenger compartment while defining the communication passage 38 toward the opening of the roof 2, and is not attached to the roof 2. The air conditioned by the air conditioner unit 4 is blown to the air conditioner duct 20 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction through the communication passage 38 formed in this manner, and blown out from each air outlet.

  Further, a second reinforcement (reinforcing member) 40 is installed between the side portion 34 c of the rack bracket 34 and the upper frame 14. Similar to the first reinforcement 32, the second reinforcement 40 is provided in the air conditioner duct 20, supports the rack bracket 34 by the upper frame 14, and reinforces the structure constituting the luggage rack 10 to increase its rigidity. It is increasing.

In the following, the detailed structure of the luggage rack 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of FIG. 3 viewed from the direction C in the stage of assembling the luggage rack 10. In this stage, first, the side frame side attachment component 42 of the first reinforcement 32 is temporarily fixed to the side frame 12 from above the curtain rail 28 by screws.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 4 viewed from the C and D directions in the stage of assembling the luggage rack 10. At this stage, the side frames 12 and the upper frame 14 are formed in the gaps 44 and 46 in advance, respectively, in the side frame side mounting part 42 of the first reinforcement 32 and the upper frame side mounting of the second reinforcement 40, respectively. The component 50 is embedded and temporarily fixed with screws.

  7 is a perspective view of the next assembly stage of FIG. 6 as seen from the C and D directions of FIG. In this stage, first, as shown on the right side in FIG. 7, the first reinforcement 32 is temporarily fixed to the side frame side mounting component 42 with screws. As shown in FIG. 7, the first reinforcement 32 is a metal cross-section rail-shaped member, and three openings 52 are opened for weight reduction, and the rack brackets 16 and 34 side of the first reinforcement 32 are provided. A second reinforcement mounting portion 54 is provided at the end of the second reinforcement mounting portion 54.

  Next, as shown on the left side in FIG. 7, both ends of the second reinforcement 40 are temporarily fixed to the upper frame side mounting component 50 and the second reinforcement mounting portion 54 of the first reinforcement 32 with screws. Further, an angle defining component 56 is fixed to the second reinforcement mounting portion 54 with screws. The angle defining component 56 is formed with a protrusion 58 that defines an angle when the rack bracket 34 is mounted. The projecting portion 58 is formed in a T-shape in a sectional view including an upper projecting portion 58a and a lateral projecting portion 58b in an obliquely downward direction. And after attaching each panel 22,24,26,36 and the duct 39 and partitioning the air-conditioner duct 20, the angle of the 1st and 2nd reinforcements 32 and 40 is adjusted by adjusting the screw temporarily fixed in the said step. Make adjustments.

As shown in FIG. 7, the second reinforcement 40 is a metal-shaped trapezoidal and cross-sectional rail-shaped member, and two openings 60 are opened along the airflow of the air flowing through the air conditioner duct 20. Yes. A divergent end portion 40a of a second reinforcement 40 having a trapezoidal shape in plan view is attached to the upper frame side attachment component 50.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the next assembly stage of FIG. 7 as viewed from the direction E of FIG. The side portion 34c of the rack bracket 34 is temporarily fixed to the angle defining component 56 with screws. A groove 62 is formed in the lower surface 34d from the side portion 34c to the lower portion 34a of the rack bracket 34, the upper protrusion 58a is fitted into the groove 62, and the lateral protrusion 58b is in contact with the lower surface 34d. The rack bracket 34 is attached at a regular angle by adjusting the positions and angles of the angle defining component 56 and the rack bracket 34. Further, the first reinforcement 32 at the location in FIG. 3 is also temporarily fixed to the rack bracket 16 with screws, and when the position and angle adjustment of the first and second reinforcements 32 and 40 and the rack brackets 34 and 16 are finished, the temporary fixation Each screw is tightened to complete the assembly of the luggage rack 10.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the first and second reinforcements 32 and 40 are provided so that the rack brackets 16 and 34 are supported only by the roof 2 main body and the panels 22, 24, 26 and 36. Thus, the rigidity of the luggage rack 10 can be increased by the first and second reinforcements 32 and 40, and the vibration of the luggage rack 10 when traveling on the bus can be effectively suppressed.

  In addition, by providing the first and second reinforcements 32 and 40 in the air-conditioner duct 20, the space for installing the first and second reinforcements 34 and 40 is not required, and the luggage rack 10 has a good appearance. Can be suppressed.

Specifically, the first reinforcement 32 can effectively suppress the vibration of the luggage rack 10 particularly in the vehicle width direction, and the second reinforcement 40 can effectively suppress the vibration of the luggage rack 10 particularly in the vehicle height direction. Can be suppressed.
In particular, the second reinforcement 40 is provided at a position where the communication path 38 defined by the ceiling interior panel 36 exists, so that the rigidity of the luggage rack 10 can be effectively increased at the position where the communication path 38 is defined, The vibration of the luggage rack 10 when traveling on the bus can be further effectively suppressed.

  The first and second reinforcements 32 and 40 have openings 52 and 60 that open along the air flow of the air flowing through the air conditioner duct 20 respectively, thereby reducing the weight of the first and second reinforcements 32 and 40. In addition, the rigidity can be increased while reducing the weight, and the vibration of the luggage rack 10 can be effectively suppressed without obstructing the air flow of the air flowing through the air conditioner duct 20.

Although the description of the embodiment of the present invention has been completed above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, it is not limited to the arrangement of the first and second reinforcements 32 and 40 of the present embodiment, and the second reinforcement 40 may be provided at the location of FIG. 3, or the first reinforcement at the location of FIG. Alternatively, only one of the second reinforcements 32 and 40 may be provided. Further, three or more reinforcements may be provided.

Moreover, it is not limited to the shape of the 1st and 2nd reinforcement 32,40 of this embodiment.
Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention is applicable to route buses other than the sightseeing bus 1 and luggage racks for vehicles other than buses.

1 Bus (vehicle)
2 Roof 4 Air conditioning unit 10 Luggage shelf 12 Side frame (frame)
14 Upper frame (frame)
16 Rack bracket 18 Rack panel (shelf body)
20 Air conditioning duct 22 Upper panel (panel)
24 Lower panel (panel)
26 Side panel (panel)
32 1st reinforcement (reinforcing member)
34 Rack bracket 36 Ceiling indoor panel (panel)
38 communication path 39 duct 40 second reinforcement (reinforcing member)
52 Opening 60 Opening

Claims (5)

A vehicle luggage rack with an air conditioning unit on a roof,
A frame that supports the roof;
A rack bracket for supporting the shelf body of the luggage shelf;
A panel that is mounted between the rack bracket and the roof and defines an air-conditioning duct that communicates with the air-conditioning unit;
Comprising a reinforcing member constructed between the rack bracket and the frame ;
The frame is an upper frame disposed on the top of the vehicle body,
The panel is a ceiling interior panel extending in the vehicle height direction from the rack bracket toward the upper frame,
The vehicle luggage rack, wherein the reinforcing member is installed between the rack bracket and the upper frame .   The vehicle luggage rack according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member is provided in the air conditioner duct. The frame is a side frame disposed on the side of the vehicle body,
The panel is a lower panel extending in the vehicle width direction from the rack bracket toward the side frame,
The vehicle luggage rack according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member is installed between the rack bracket and the side frame. The air conditioner duct communicates with the air conditioner unit by a communication path defined by the ceiling interior panel.
The reinforcing member for a vehicle parcel shelf according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that provided in a position which is away of the communicating passage. The reinforcing member for a vehicle parcel shelf according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it has an opening which opens along the air flow of the air flowing through the air conditioning duct.

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